Float Plane That Crashed in NWT Was Chartered to Help With Winter Roads, TSB Says

Published on December 30, 2023

A preliminary report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a plane that crashed in the Northwest Territories this week was chartered to help with winter road construction in the area. The Air Tindi plane carrying 10 people crashed on Dec.27 near the Diavik Diamond Mine, about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. Everyone on board survived the crash. The TSB report says the Twin Otter, a small float plane, was travelling from Margaret Lake to Lac de Gras in the territory, and crashed as it was attempting to land on the lake. TSB spokesman Hugo Fontaine said an investigation was to begin on Dec. 29, starting with video interviews with the passengers....

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